Hopkins Travel Guide

City Garifuna coastal village and fishing community, Belize

Garifuna drums preside over Hopkins’ beachfront shacks and palm-thatched restaurants. Visitors come for drumming nights, cassava bread and seafood, quick boat rides to South Water Caye, and low-key snorkeling off the Belize Barrier Reef.

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Climate

Tropical climate with consistently warm temperatures year-round. Temperatures range from 19°C to 32°C. Heavy rainfall (2167 mm/year), wettest in October.

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FebruaryMarchApril
Temperature & Rainfall
Temperature Range
35°
Warmest Month
18°
Coldest Month
Monthly Conditions

January

January is mild with highs of 28°C and lows of 19°C. Significant rainfall (124 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

79 Very Good

Comfort

24°
Feels Like Mild
24°C
Temperature
19° 28°
81%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

124 mm
Rainfall
2.8 m/s
Wind
Calm
1.4
UV Index
High
11.1h daylight

February

February is warm with highs of 29°C and lows of 20°C. Moderate rainfall (59 mm).

88 Excellent

Comfort

24°
Feels Like Warm
24°C
Temperature
20° 29°
79%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

59 mm
Rainfall
3.1 m/s
Wind
Light Breeze
1.8
UV Index
Very High
11.5h daylight

March

March is warm with highs of 30°C and lows of 21°C. Moderate rainfall (61 mm).

86 Excellent

Comfort

25°
Feels Like Warm
25°C
Temperature
21° 30°
77%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

61 mm
Rainfall
3.3 m/s
Wind
Light Breeze
2.2
UV Index
Extreme
11.9h daylight

April

April is hot, feeling like 30°C due to high humidity. Moderate rainfall (58 mm).

80 Excellent

Comfort

30°
Feels Like Hot
27°C
Temperature
23° 32°
77%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

58 mm
Rainfall
3.6 m/s
Wind
Light Breeze
2.3
UV Index
Extreme
12.4h daylight

May

May is the hottest month, feeling like 32°C due to high humidity. Significant rainfall (117 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

72 Very Good

Comfort

32°
Feels Like Hot
28°C
Temperature
23° 32°
79%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

117 mm
Rainfall
3.3 m/s
Wind
Light Breeze
2.2
UV Index
Extreme
12.8h daylight

June

June is hot, feeling like 32°C with oppressive humidity. Heavy rain (243 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

62 Good

Comfort

32°
Feels Like Hot
28°C
Temperature
24° 32°
83%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

243 mm
Rainfall
3.2 m/s
Wind
Light Breeze
2.2
UV Index
Extreme
13.0h daylight

July

July is hot, feeling like 30°C with oppressive humidity. Heavy rain (291 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

62 Good

Comfort

31°
Feels Like Hot
27°C
Temperature
23° 31°
83%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

291 mm
Rainfall
3.1 m/s
Wind
Light Breeze
2.3
UV Index
Extreme
12.9h daylight

August

August is hot, feeling like 31°C with oppressive humidity. Heavy rain (248 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

65 Good

Comfort

31°
Feels Like Hot
27°C
Temperature
23° 31°
82%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

248 mm
Rainfall
2.8 m/s
Wind
Calm
2.3
UV Index
Extreme
12.6h daylight

September

September is hot, feeling like 31°C with oppressive humidity. Heavy rain (303 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

65 Good

Comfort

31°
Feels Like Hot
27°C
Temperature
23° 31°
83%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

303 mm
Rainfall
2.5 m/s
Wind
Calm
2.2
UV Index
Extreme
12.1h daylight

October

October is warm with stifling humidity (dew point 24°C). The wettest month with heavy rain (309 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

69 Good

Comfort

26°
Feels Like Warm
26°C
Temperature
22° 31°
84%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

309 mm
Rainfall
2.5 m/s
Wind
Calm
1.8
UV Index
Very High
11.7h daylight

November

November is warm with muggy conditions (dew point 23°C). Significant rainfall (198 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

71 Very Good

Comfort

25°
Feels Like Warm
25°C
Temperature
21° 29°
82%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

198 mm
Rainfall
2.4 m/s
Wind
Calm
1.5
UV Index
High
11.2h daylight

December

December is mild with muggy conditions (dew point 22°C). Significant rainfall (156 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

75 Very Good

Comfort

24°
Feels Like Mild
24°C
Temperature
20° 28°
82%
Humidity
Very Humid

Weather

156 mm
Rainfall
2.5 m/s
Wind
Calm
1.3
UV Index
High
11.0h daylight

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